MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 791, 14 April 1910, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M.) LIQUOR SENT TO NEWTOWN. BUT NOT LABELLED. When liquor is being taken into a No-License, district, the content? of the packages or casks must, according to law, be. described on the. exteriors of these. To a charge of having failed to attach proper labels on two packages, part of a consignment being conveyed into the No-License district of Newtown, Benjamin Darrell pleaded guilty. ~,,'' ,V 1X > for the accused, submitted I k™„i i • br f- acl l , was P urel y raintennw' Hi I 1"?,.' b«ng under the imKTJft 11 } e Phages, were properly labelled. Certain persons employed at the brewery from which the con- ' rt?f m « i i d i beon made-up had stated that the labels were, in order when the Eh»l. li .9° ÜBSei -suggested that the S. ct , t he . Particular packages in queshbn had become detached and had blown away. His Worship held that a breach had been committed. A conviction would be recorded, and a nominal "penalty, payment of the costs of the prosecution, would be imposed. MAINTENANCE CASES. Several cases involving alleged disobedience of maintenance, orders were dealt with. ' . George Piijnock, oharged with having disobeyed an' order compelling- himto contribute to the maintenance of his mother, his arrears on April.* amounting to £3, pleaded guilty,,, stating, as the cause of his arrears, .that .he had no means, that his affairs had not yet been straightened up after his. recent bankruptcy. He had- no employment, tie was convicted and sentenced to seven days imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended if 10s, per week were paid towards overtaking arrears, the first payment to be made on April 18 Alfred James Byrne (of Auckland), who did not appear, was convicted on a charge,of having disobeyed an order- to maintain his wife, his arrears on February 2 amounting to '.£8 2s. Cd. He was sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment at Auckland,,the warrant to be suspended if payments of 10s. per. week towards tho arrears be commenced by April 18. An application for a variation of the order I was dismissed. Two other cases were dismissed.

'■ INSOBRIETY. , One first offender was convicted on a „,F ge of drunkenness and discharged, lhero was no appearance of Robert Anderson, charged with having been found «"»«• He was convicted and fined 10s., with-the option of 2* hours' imprisonment. . '•'■■■..::■.. Once previously convicted on a charge of drunkenness,, George Frazer pleaded gmity, on his second appearance, in answer to a similar charge, and was convicted and fined 55., with the option of 24 hours', imprisonment, on his earnest solicitation that he be given another chance; ■■ ■ - .. ...,. On a charge of having been found drunk in Tory Place,. ; Harry, Williams, who,pleaded guilty, was convicted and fined 55., the option • being 24-hours' imprisonment. •..'... ■The.accused was further charged with having procured liquor for a prohibited person, Rosie , Somes, and pleaded not I guilty. Ho was remanded, on his own application, till April 15, that he might obtain witnesses for his defence; ALLEGED BICYCLE THEFT.. . Albert Murphy, alias Albert Nelson, was charged with two .• offences—first, that he was found ;drunk, and, second, that he stole a, bicycle, valued- at .£5, from some person or persons unknown. According to Sub-Inspector Norwood, the accused had taken the bicycle to the shop of a second-hand dealer, and offered to sell it for £2. Tho dealer's suspicions were aroused by tho. apparent inconsistencies of tho accused's statements, and ho sent for the police. " On the first charge, to which accused pleaded guilty, lie was convicted and fined 55., with the option, of 24 hours' imprisonment. To tho second charge the accused., pleaded not' guilt)', and on ■ the application of Sub-Inspector Norwood was remanded till April 15. THEFTS FROM BOOKSELLERS. A lad of 16 years of ago was charged with having committed 1 a series of thefts on certain booksellers, and pleaded guilty. Sub-Inspector Norwood stated that tho stolen books had since been recovered, and that there only remained an amount of 4d. outstanding. Tho accused had not previously appeared be-, foro the Court. The father of the accused also appeared, and,asked that he be given a chance. Ho had found employment for him. His Worship, in convicting him and ordering him to come up for sentence when called upon, impressed upon tho accused the seriousness 6fhis position,-and gave him some advice as to his future conduct. "Leave off smoking, cigarettes , and consorting with bad companions,", concluded his Worship. 1..' ■ .

COMMITTED FOE TRIAL. Alice Mary Anstice, charged with a serious offence, pleaded hot, guilty, and was committed ,to the Supreme Court for trial,' bail being fixed at .£l5O, with one surety of .£3Oll. Mr. Jackson appeared for the accused. ■'•' .. " • V'